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Just days after Kanye West and Drake appeared to make amends at the Toronto rapper’s mansion, Larry Hoover Jr. has confirmed that both will place their differences asides to appear at a benefit concert. The concert is expected to help free Hoover Jr.’s father. Earlier this month, Kanye and J. Prince appeared in a video together where Ye reflected on his past issues with Drake and expressed that he wanted to end the feud. In a recent interview on The Murder Master Music Show, Hoover Jr. himself confirmed that the benefit concert for his father is set to go down next month. He said, “Everything is good, and it’s happening at this point. It’s happening! December 9th you will see them together advocating for freeing Larry Hoover.” Hoover Jr. added, “We are gonna get the word out to as many peo...

Steve Aoki has delivered a remix of Yoko Kanno and Seatbelts’ iconic Cowboy Bebop theme song, “Tank!” The rendition arrives in celebration of Netflix’s live-adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, and is billed as a remix that “exemplifies that music is universal, timeless, and transcends across countries while paying homage to the Japanese roots of the series.” Speaking to HYPEBEAST, Aoki touched on the cultural impact of “Tank!,” Cowboy Bebop and Yoko Kanno, and what being a part of the anime’s history means to him as a Japanese-American. What is it about “Tank!” that makes it such an iconic opening? Steve Aoki: Tank has got to be one of the most unique musical openings of not just anime, but of all episodic television series and shows. Yoko Kanno is a genius. Period. Hands down. And what she’s...

Isaiah Rashad has released the deluxe edition of his latest album The House Is Burning, entitled [homies begged]. Clocking in at approximately an hour, the newest version features a total of four new tracks including a remix of “RIP Young” with Project Pat and Juicy J, “Deep Blue” with Young Nudy, “Geordan Favors” with Deante Hitchcock and “Donuts” with UMI. “AFTER A SOLDOUT TOUR AND MEET N GREETS FULL OF YALL SAYING DROP THIS & DROP THAT.. HOW BOUT A FEW LOOSIES FOR THE PPL THAT SUPPORT ME THE MOST..” Rashad shared on Instagram. The House Is Burning originally dropped in late July and marks Rashad’s first full-length effort since 2016’s The Sun’s Tirade. “For new people, if they hadn’t heard me before, I’d like them to walk away and be like, ‘Damn, he’s good at making a lot of di...

Freddie Gibbs and Jadakiss have reunited to deliver a brand new collab, “Black Illuminati.” Clocking in at almost four minutes, the new track features production from Bizness Boi and arrives before Gibbs’ forthcoming album, $$$. “Black Illuminati” arrives just shortly after the Gary, Indiana rapper starred in Down With The King, which marks his first feature film role and premiered in Cannes and Austin City Limits. In a previous interview with HYPEBEAST, Gibbs shared that $$$ will feature contributions from the likes of Pusha T, Lil Baby, Rick Ross, Pharrell, the Neptunes, Puff Daddy, Hit-Boi and more. “Triple S, album of the f*cking year, man. That’s all I gotta say,” he said. “Me and Lambo, man, we really stuck it out. And now I can stand at the mountaintop of this. I feel like I’ve...